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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hello, I'm getting a little confused about how the mixed mutation of words beginning with 'g' works, and I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me here. Here are some of my thoughts and questions, under the relevant headings...<br><br>Skip straight to the TL::DR version at the bottom if you're short of time or patience!<br><br><br>Mixed Mutation Type I (after y, yn, maga, may, ple, etc.)<br>-----------------------------------------------------------<br><br><br> Words beginning with 'gw'<br> -------------------------<br> <br> <br> Everyone seems to agree that words that begin with 'gw' become 'wh'.<br> <br> for example:- y whelys (CW, 1897)<br> <br> <br> Words beginning with 'g' followed by 'o', 'u', 'ro' or 'ru'<br> -----------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> <br> Everyone seems to agree that the 'g' changes to a 'wh'<br> <br> for example:- y wholhas (PAA, 219:5)<br><br> <br> Words beginning with 'g' followed by 'a', 'e', 'i' or 'y'<br> -----------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> The usual method seems to be to change the 'g' to an 'h'...(though the KS rev. 16 draft states it changes to a 'wh'? Is this a mistake?)<br> <br> for example:-<br><br> y halla(BM, 543)<br> y hawlsons(PAA, 126:7)<br><br> And also a single instance of:<br> y hwalsons(PAA, 154:3) <br><br> <br>Mixed Mutation Type II (after 'th)<br>-----------------------------------------------------------<br><br> Words beginning with 'gw'<br> -------------------------<br> Most people seem to agree that the 'g' is dropped leaving just 'w'<br><br> examples:-<br> y'th welaf(PC, 2592)<br> the'th weres(RD, 596)<br><br> however, I also found some examples of 'gw' changing to 'wh':-<br><br> a'th wheres(OM, 893)<br> the'th whythres(OM, 326)<br> y'th whylsyn(RD, 2546)<br><br> Words beginning with 'g' followed by 'o', 'u', 'ro' or 'ru'<br> -----------------------------------------------------------<br><br> Again, most people seem to state that the 'g' is replaced by a 'w'<br><br> examples:<br><br> y'th wolowys(OM, 1831)<br> ath worhemyn(BM, 4141)<br><br> But again, I found some instances of 'g' --> 'wh'<br><br> y'th wholowys(OM, 285)<br> the'th whul(OM, 67) (unless you think this should be included in the 'gw' words...)<br><br> Words beginning with 'g' followed by 'a', 'e', 'i' or 'y'<br> -----------------------------------------------------------<br><br> Some claim that the 'g' is changed to 'h' (for which I could find no examples), <br> and others that 'g' is changed to 'w' (for which I also could find no examples).<br><br> I did, however, find a few examples of no mutation under these conditions:<br><br> a'th galarow(RD, 1684)<br> ath geryov(BM, 3480)<br> a'th ganow(PC, 2001)<br><br> <br> <br>TL::DR version:<br>---------------<br><br>1. Type I mixed mutation of 'g' followed by 'a', 'e', 'i' or 'y' changes to an 'h', correct?<br>2. Do words beginning with 'gw' after 'th change to 'w' or 'wh'?<br>3. Do words beginning with 'g' followed by 'o', 'u', 'ro' or 'ru' after 'th change to 'w' or 'wh'?<br>4. What happens to words beginning with 'g' followed by 'a', 'e', 'i' or 'y' after 'th?<br><br>Thanks for reading, and apologies in advance for any ridiculous errors I might have made in asking this question...<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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